Bang 2

Peter Meechan

Peter Meechan

General Info

Year: 2007
Duration: c. 4:30
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: G and M Brand
Cost: Score & Parts - $115.00   |   Score Only - $18.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
Contrabassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Bass Drum
• Cowbell
• Gong (Tam-tam)
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Temple Blocks
• Vibraphone
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Bang 2 has two closely related reference points for its title. A quotation from the legendary British sprinter, Linford Christie, was the initial starting point for the piece. Christie used to say that he started his races not merely at the "bang" of the starting pistol, but at "The B of the Bang".

"B of the Bang" is also the name of a prominent sculpture (again, name after the Christie quote) in the composer's home city, Manchester, England. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, it is the tallest self-supporting sculpture in the United Kingdom and was constructed close to the City of Manchester Stadium in order to commemorate the success of the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

The work is dedicated to Mark Scatterday and was premiered by the Eastman Wind Orchestra.

Program Note by Peter Meechan

Media

• MP3 at G and M Brand - British Music Publishers

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Forgotten Children (Adaptable Band) (2014/2020)
• Letters for Home (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ambrose) (2014/2020)
• Lullaby (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
• Lullaby. See also: Suite Treats
• Plaza Fanfare (Adaptable Band) (2020)
• Song of Hope (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2020)
• Taking the Fifth (Adaptable Band) (2020)
• Zenith (Adaptable Band) (2020)

All Wind Works

• Apex
• Athabasca (2018)
• Autumn Falling
• Bang 2 (2007)
• Carnival (2006)
• Chorales (on Brecht) (2017)
• Close to the Sun (2018)
• Crazy Diamonds Shining
• Devil's Duel
• Dreams Unseen (2021)
• Each Life Converges (2022)
• Episodes and Echoes
• Eternal Light (2008)
• Fanfare for a Festival (Meechan)
• Forgotten Children (Adaptable Band) (2014/2020)
• Fragile Oasis (2013/14)
• ISS Flyover (2012)
• Korn Symphony (2015)
• Lament (from Macbeth) (2008/2014)
• Land of the Living Skies (2018)
• let this place (2019)
• Letters for Home (2014)
• Letters for Home (arr. Ambrose) (2014/2020)
• Lift Off (2006)
• Loss Verses (2021)
• Lullaby (Flex instrumentation) (2021)
• Lullaby. See also: Suite Treats
• Macbeth (Meechan)
• Machines (2020)
• Match Day (2006)
• Meditations (2023)
• Origins (2012)
• Perpetua (2019)
• Plaza Fanfare (Adaptable Band) (2020)
• Renaissance of Wonder (2016)
• Shift (2023)
• Shine (2011)
• A Short Blast (2023)
• Soliloquies from a Quiet Place (2019)
• Song of Hope (with trumpet solo) (2013/2015)
• Song of Hope (band) (2013/2015)
• Song of Hope (Flex instrumentation) (2013/2020)
• Soul Divine (2017)
• Taking the Fifth (2020/2021)
• Taking the Fifth (Adaptable Band) (2020)
• These Mist Covered Mountains
• Three Stories, Three Worlds (2004)
• Through Clouds and Sunshine (2021)
• Velvet Blue (2013)
• Waves Toward the Pebbled Shore (2018)
• Zenith (Adaptable Band) (2020)

Resources

• Peter Meechan website Accessed 7 September 2020